About Benjamin Chaffe

Benjamin '^ Chaffe (Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas^) was born in Swansea, Mass., September 11, 1710, and died after 1774.

He married (1) in Ashford, Conn., November 2, 1738, Hannah Chapman, who died there, January 18, 1739-40. He married (2) in Ashford, February 25, 1741, Priscilla Green of Mansfield, Conn., who died in Ashford, September 6, 1768. The following is from the records of the First Congregational Church in Ashford, having been entered by its first minister, Reverend James Hall:

"April 1742. Then was also Priscilla Chaffee the wife of Benjamin Chaffee, accepted by the Brethern voting, as Dismissed or Recommended to us to be received into our communion. She having for several years been in full communion in the Church of Christ in Mansfield as the Rev. Mr. Williams his Pastoral letter declares."

Benjamin Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, Conn., July 16, 1732. March 12, 1735-6, he was living in Woodstock when his father "sold" him "for Love and Goodwill & Effection" 100 acres of land in Ashford. Here he was living November 10, 1767, when he sold to Elijah Lyon, eight acres of land in Woodstock for £16, 15s., being part of his share of his father's estate.

The last mentions of him in the records show him to have been living in Ashford in 1773 and 1774, when he sold there two pieces of property to his son Francis Green Chaffe, one for £30, 5s., the other for £50. How long after this he lived is not known.

Child, by first wife :

277 i Benjamin ^ Chaffe, Jr., born in Ashford, January 18, 1739-40; died in Ashford, September 13, 1740.

Children, by second wife, born in Ashford:

278 ii Hannah Chaffe, died in infancy.

279 iii Abigail Chaffe, born March 26, 1743 ; died ; probably married in Ashford, January 1, 1771, Jacob Orcutt; she was baptized in the First Congregational Church, Ashford, September 11, 1743.